Family Squabbles (Chronicles of Zoey Grimm Book 1) by Theophilus Monroe & Michael Anderle

Author:Theophilus Monroe & Michael Anderle [Monroe, Theophilus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Cerberus jumped on my thighs the moment I appeared back in my apartment, almost knocking me right back into the portal.

“Down, boy!”

I kneed the dog lightly. No, not hard. Just enough to communicate to him the fact that jumping up on me was unacceptable behavior.

Cerberus took two steps back, turned toward the door, and started barking.

“What is it, Cerberus?”

“Someone knocked,” Cerberus told me between barks. “Just before you came back.”

I cocked my head. I didn’t get many visitors. Sienna was the closest thing I had to a friend, and she didn’t know where my apartment was. I sighed. There was only one person who had my address.

Detective Kevin Schroeder.

I reached down and scratched Cerberus behind the ears. “I think I know who it was. The detective said he’d send someone to check on me. I’ll see if I can catch up with him.”

Cerberus nodded, huffed, and disappeared. He was going to follow me. I removed my dad’s Reaper cloak and tossed it over the couch. There might be times when I needed it, but so long as I was wearing it, the officer assigned to my “protection detail” wouldn’t be able to see me.

No one was in the hallway near my apartment door. I figured the cop might still be nearby. I ran down the stairs as fast as I could without falling and stepped outside.

Sure enough, a police car was parked outside. It didn’t have all the markings of a squad car. The antennas and unusual license plates gave it away.

I stepped up to the door and knocked on the window.

The officer inside lowered the window. I knelt to look inside.

“Kevin? I thought you’d send a lackey to look after me.”

Kevin laughed. “I’d tell you again to call me Detective Schroeder, but I’m beginning to think it’s a lost cause.”

I shrugged. “I’m not much for formalities.”

Kevin snorted. “Yeah, I’ve gotten that impression. Want to get in so we can chat a moment?”

I grinned. “Is that appropriate, Detective Schroeder? Inviting a woman to get in your car? What will people think?”

Kevin raised an eyebrow. “Now you decide to use my official title, Zoey?”

I smiled, picking up on the fact that he didn’t call me Miss Grimm for once. “Just keeping you on your toes, Kevin. Just when you think you’ve figured me out.”

Kevin chuckled. “Just get in the car.”

I stepped around the car, flashing Kevin a wink as I slid my fingers across his hood and opened his passenger-side door.

Kevin reached over and grabbed a file folder that was sitting on the passenger seat and tossed it onto his dashboard. I got in and closed the door.

“I went up to your apartment,” Kevin began. “Your dog wasn’t too happy to hear you had a visitor.”

I smiled. “Yeah, he’s an excellent guard dog. When you’re single and live alone in the city, you can’t be too careful.”

“I thought you had a boyfriend?” Kevin asked.

“I did. We just broke up.”

Kevin raised his eyebrows. “Oh, really?”

I nodded. “Yeah, he didn’t like how this dude in a uniform kept following me around.

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